Reconnaissance Licences
Rights conferred	A reconnaissance license confers its holder the right to search for one or several minerals in all zones not covered by already other mining title.
Allocation	Variable: National direction of Mines, or by the Ministry of Mines, etc...
Validity, renewal	Generally 3 months renewable one or more time.

Prospecting Permits
Rights conferred	Prospecting permits confer on their holders the exclusive right to prospect for minerals for which the permit is issued.
Area and form	Variable according to countries, it can be of 500 km2 for industrial prospecting permits and 16 km2 for semi-industrial permits.
Allocation	Variable: National direction of Mines, or by the Ministry of Mines, etc...
Validity	Generally 3 years for industrial permits and 2 years for semi-industrial permits.
Renewal	Generally renewable 1 to 2 times for lower durations.
Program of work	A program of work is defined at the time of the delivery of mining titles as well as the minimum financial effort that the company will have to carry out each year.
Disposal of products	Holders of prospecting permits have the right to dispose freely of all products extracted in the course of the prospecting.

Operating Permits
Rights conferred	An operating permit confers its holders the exclusive right to search, prospect, develop and freely dispose of the mineral substances for which it is issued, within the limits of its perimeter and without limitations of depth.
Area and form	The area for which operating permits are issued is defined in the constitutive order. It is limited to the deposits as designated in the feasibility studies.
Allocation	Variable: National direction of Mines, or by the Ministry of Mines, etc...
Validity	Generally 10 years for industrial permits and 5 years for semi-industrial permits.
Renewal	Generally renewable 1 to 2 times for lower durations.
Disposal of products	Holders of operating permits have the right to dispose freely of all products extracted.

Mining Concession
Rights conferred	Concession confers its holders the exclusive right to carry out all kinds of prospecting and development of deposits of minerals substances for which the concession is granted, within the limits of its perimeter, and without limits of depth.
Area and form	The area for which concession permits are issued is defined in the constitutive order. It is limited to the deposits as designated in the feasibility studies.
Allocation	Variable: National direction of Mines, or by the Ministry of Mines, etc...
Validity	Generally 25 years.
Renewal	Generally renewable 1 to 2 times for lower durations.
Disposal of products	Holders of concession have the right to dispose freely of all products extracted.